Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english,alt.books,rec.arts.books,alt.books.reviews Subject: Re: School stories Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2026 07:45:57 -0700 Organization: A place where nothing fits quite right Lines: 17 Message-ID: <20260406074557.00003bb7@gmail.com> References: <1rsta5r.iodu9pkllu2gN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <10qgiih$3aete$16@dont-email.me> <0jdt9mxh26.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10qh2fo$3ie4g$1@dont-email.me> <10qh3m7$3iibq$4@dont-email.me> <71jusk9gmgrk5b9rccv1tq7h6ec0rs2ua9@4ax.com> <10qqg0k$gbh6$2@dont-email.me> <2ia7amxg4q.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10qrs9m$vbgg$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:46:03 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="a5bc6c017d38d06519fb130d43388a16"; logging-data="2249765"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18jNpWq6I/YeSJqmGYCVm+OK/1UmiinwKM=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:2amjYc2Ev4gglsAnm4RheoR08uo= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:85456 alt.usage.english:1142547 alt.books:4410 rec.arts.books:28888 alt.books.reviews:11179 On Sat, 4 Apr 2026 13:28:36 -0700 Bobbie Sellers wrote: > Generally hazing is done to test the Mettle of the new parties and > group hazing build bonds between those who share misery. [...] In > some of the USA's great universities like Yale and Harvard it builds > bonds that are sustained for life That's certainly the public line whenever a pledge gets killed in a dumb stunt and the traditionalists have to scramble to explain to the cops and the media how this is Fine, Actually. Sounds a lot more high- minded than "institutionalized abuse of newbies is the means by which sociopaths who get off on tormenting people find a socially-acceptable outlet for their disease." It's no friggin' wonder these people end up in politics and Management.